The human tail: rare lesion with occult spinal dysraphism-a case report

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Singh, Deepak Kumar ^a   Kumar, Basant ^a   Sinha, V D ^a   Bagaria, H R ^a  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cutaneous appendage; Human tail; Occult spinal dysraphism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LIPOMA; MALE; MENINGOCELE; MICROSCOPY; MICROSURGERY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCULT SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIL;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SPINA BIFIDA OCCULTA;

EID: 50849106736     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.04.030     Document Type: Article

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